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Making a Case for Community Paramedicine: Evidence Roundup
Explores how community paramedicine programs have been implemented across the country, what evidence supports the effectiveness of these models, and how state and federal policies are helping to support the sustainability of these services.
New Ways to Finance Community Health Worker Services in Medicare: Evidence Roundup
States and health plans focused on engaging and sustaining the community health worker (CHW) workforce can use this blog post to understand emerging evidence around CHW programs for older adults.
Making Addiction Treatment More Equitable for Black People by Engaging People with Lived Experience of Substance Use Disorders
Profiles a Boston Medical Center research program aimed at addressing disparity is substance use disorder treatment among Black patients.
Community Health Workers Offer Critical Supports for Patients with Complex Health and Social Needs: An Evidence Review
Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP, a health services researcher, delved into how community health workers can be helpful to patients with complex health and social needs, based on current evidence.
Rhode Island Community Health Teams: Coordinating with Primary Care to Address Social and Behavioral Health Needs
Describes how provider organizations in Rhode Island employ multidisciplinary teams, including community health workers and behavioral health clinicians, to collaborate with primary care practices in providing whole-person care.
Implementing Peer Supports in Mental Health Services: A Perspective from the Field
Features commentary from Ben Miller, PsyD, past president at Well Being Trust, on the value of peer supports in mental health or addiction recovery.
Evidence and Implementation Tools for Community Health Worker Programs: A Brief Resource Review
Shares a diverse set of recent resources for health care organizations interested in developing or expanding community health worker programs.
Improving Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients: The View from a Community Health Worker and a Social Worker
A community health worker and social worker from CareMore Health share their perspective on the importance of their roles in lowering costs and improving outcomes for high-need patients.
Beyond the Camden Coalition’s Randomized Controlled Trial: Lessons for the Complex Care Field on Addressing Patient Needs
Features David Labby, MD, health strategy advisor for Health Share of Oregon, who provides insights on the recently released report on Camden Coalition's randomized controlled trial on the Camden Core Model.
Geisinger Health System Deploys Community Health Workers to Address Social Determinants of Health
Looks at how the Keystone ACO partnership, serving residents of 41 primarily rural Pennsylvania counties as well as parts of New York, New Jersey and Maryland, is using community health workers to improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery.
Are Social Workers Missing from Your Complex Care Teams?
Many studies have highlighted the importance of effective interprofessional care teams to improve health outcomes for people with complex needs. But many programs do not take advantage of the special training of social workers to meet these needs on their primary health care teams.
Topics
Series
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11
Making a Case for Community Paramedicine: Evidence Roundup
Explores how community paramedicine programs have been implemented across the country, what evidence supports the effectiveness of these models, and how state and federal policies are helping to support the sustainability of these services.
New Ways to Finance Community Health Worker Services in Medicare: Evidence Roundup
States and health plans focused on engaging and sustaining the community health worker (CHW) workforce can use this blog post to understand emerging evidence around CHW programs for older adults.
Making Addiction Treatment More Equitable for Black People by Engaging People with Lived Experience of Substance Use Disorders
Profiles a Boston Medical Center research program aimed at addressing disparity is substance use disorder treatment among Black patients.
Community Health Workers Offer Critical Supports for Patients with Complex Health and Social Needs: An Evidence Review
Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP, a health services researcher, delved into how community health workers can be helpful to patients with complex health and social needs, based on current evidence.
Rhode Island Community Health Teams: Coordinating with Primary Care to Address Social and Behavioral Health Needs
Describes how provider organizations in Rhode Island employ multidisciplinary teams, including community health workers and behavioral health clinicians, to collaborate with primary care practices in providing whole-person care.
Implementing Peer Supports in Mental Health Services: A Perspective from the Field
Features commentary from Ben Miller, PsyD, past president at Well Being Trust, on the value of peer supports in mental health or addiction recovery.
Evidence and Implementation Tools for Community Health Worker Programs: A Brief Resource Review
Shares a diverse set of recent resources for health care organizations interested in developing or expanding community health worker programs.
Improving Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients: The View from a Community Health Worker and a Social Worker
A community health worker and social worker from CareMore Health share their perspective on the importance of their roles in lowering costs and improving outcomes for high-need patients.
Beyond the Camden Coalition’s Randomized Controlled Trial: Lessons for the Complex Care Field on Addressing Patient Needs
Features David Labby, MD, health strategy advisor for Health Share of Oregon, who provides insights on the recently released report on Camden Coalition's randomized controlled trial on the Camden Core Model.
Geisinger Health System Deploys Community Health Workers to Address Social Determinants of Health
Looks at how the Keystone ACO partnership, serving residents of 41 primarily rural Pennsylvania counties as well as parts of New York, New Jersey and Maryland, is using community health workers to improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery.
Are Social Workers Missing from Your Complex Care Teams?
Many studies have highlighted the importance of effective interprofessional care teams to improve health outcomes for people with complex needs. But many programs do not take advantage of the special training of social workers to meet these needs on their primary health care teams.